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Archives for: March 20115
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How studios need summer to shake the 2011 slump
Monday March 14th 2011Ah, the good old days. A year ago, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland opened to $116 million, a stunning number for the first weekend in March. Today, Alice is a faint memory as Hollywood faces one of the worst downturns in years at the domestic box office. Year-to-date, revenue is the lowest since 2007 and down 21.4 percent from 2010. So far, not one 2011 release has jumped the $100 million mark domestically. But there’s hope. Studio executives and independent distributors agree that an especially strong summer should reverse the winter downturn and restore balance to the box office.
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Canadians set to slug it out for mobile content
Monday March 14th 2011MONTREAL — With telco Bell Canada’s $1.3 billion acquisition of CTVglobemedia due to close next month, the stage is set for the next big battle in the Canadian TV biz — ownership of content for mobile devices. Bell, which goes under the corporate moniker BCE, will soon own the country’s[…]
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Villeneuve’s Incendies wins eight Genies, including best picture
Friday March 11th 2011Denis Villeneuve’s searing drama Incendies inched ahead of Barney’s Version to take the most Genies on Thursday night, earning eight awards, including best motion picture. The French-Canadian production was also nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film this year.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 03/11/11 to 03/15/11
Thursday March 10th 2011FilmTotalBattle: Los Angeles, Sony$35,573,187Rango, Par.$22,602,847Red Riding Hood, WB$14,005,335The Adjustment Bureau, Uni.$11,597,335Mars Needs Moms, BV$6,914,488Beastly, CBS$5,021,232Hall Pass, WB (NL)$5,011,020Just Go With It, Sony$4,019,266Gnomeo and Juliet, BV$3,617,255The King’s Speech, Wein.$3,573,112
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Why Quebec filmmaker Denis Côté won’t give audiences all the answers
Thursday March 10th 2011Denis Cote is a prodigious avant-garde filmmaker who delights in making movies that leave viewers puzzled and more than a little agitated. So when his latest feature, Curling, was described by a programmer at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival as his most “accessible” film to date, the Montreal-based director[…]
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Archives for: March 20115
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How studios need summer to shake the 2011 slump
Monday March 14th 2011Ah, the good old days. A year ago, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland opened to $116 million, a stunning number for the first weekend in March. Today, Alice is a faint memory as Hollywood faces one of the worst downturns in years at the domestic box office. Year-to-date, revenue is the lowest since 2007 and down 21.4 percent from 2010. So far, not one 2011 release has jumped the $100 million mark domestically. But there’s hope. Studio executives and independent distributors agree that an especially strong summer should reverse the winter downturn and restore balance to the box office.
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Canadians set to slug it out for mobile content
Monday March 14th 2011MONTREAL — With telco Bell Canada’s $1.3 billion acquisition of CTVglobemedia due to close next month, the stage is set for the next big battle in the Canadian TV biz — ownership of content for mobile devices. Bell, which goes under the corporate moniker BCE, will soon own the country’s[…]
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Villeneuve’s Incendies wins eight Genies, including best picture
Friday March 11th 2011Denis Villeneuve’s searing drama Incendies inched ahead of Barney’s Version to take the most Genies on Thursday night, earning eight awards, including best motion picture. The French-Canadian production was also nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film this year.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 03/11/11 to 03/15/11
Thursday March 10th 2011FilmTotalBattle: Los Angeles, Sony$35,573,187Rango, Par.$22,602,847Red Riding Hood, WB$14,005,335The Adjustment Bureau, Uni.$11,597,335Mars Needs Moms, BV$6,914,488Beastly, CBS$5,021,232Hall Pass, WB (NL)$5,011,020Just Go With It, Sony$4,019,266Gnomeo and Juliet, BV$3,617,255The King’s Speech, Wein.$3,573,112
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Why Quebec filmmaker Denis Côté won’t give audiences all the answers
Thursday March 10th 2011Denis Cote is a prodigious avant-garde filmmaker who delights in making movies that leave viewers puzzled and more than a little agitated. So when his latest feature, Curling, was described by a programmer at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival as his most “accessible” film to date, the Montreal-based director[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: March 20115
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How studios need summer to shake the 2011 slump
Monday March 14th 2011Ah, the good old days. A year ago, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland opened to $116 million, a stunning number for the first weekend in March. Today, Alice is a faint memory as Hollywood faces one of the worst downturns in years at the domestic box office. Year-to-date, revenue is the lowest since 2007 and down 21.4 percent from 2010. So far, not one 2011 release has jumped the $100 million mark domestically. But there’s hope. Studio executives and independent distributors agree that an especially strong summer should reverse the winter downturn and restore balance to the box office.
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Canadians set to slug it out for mobile content
Monday March 14th 2011MONTREAL — With telco Bell Canada’s $1.3 billion acquisition of CTVglobemedia due to close next month, the stage is set for the next big battle in the Canadian TV biz — ownership of content for mobile devices. Bell, which goes under the corporate moniker BCE, will soon own the country’s[…]
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Villeneuve’s Incendies wins eight Genies, including best picture
Friday March 11th 2011Denis Villeneuve’s searing drama Incendies inched ahead of Barney’s Version to take the most Genies on Thursday night, earning eight awards, including best motion picture. The French-Canadian production was also nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film this year.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 03/11/11 to 03/15/11
Thursday March 10th 2011FilmTotalBattle: Los Angeles, Sony$35,573,187Rango, Par.$22,602,847Red Riding Hood, WB$14,005,335The Adjustment Bureau, Uni.$11,597,335Mars Needs Moms, BV$6,914,488Beastly, CBS$5,021,232Hall Pass, WB (NL)$5,011,020Just Go With It, Sony$4,019,266Gnomeo and Juliet, BV$3,617,255The King’s Speech, Wein.$3,573,112
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Why Quebec filmmaker Denis Côté won’t give audiences all the answers
Thursday March 10th 2011Denis Cote is a prodigious avant-garde filmmaker who delights in making movies that leave viewers puzzled and more than a little agitated. So when his latest feature, Curling, was described by a programmer at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival as his most “accessible” film to date, the Montreal-based director[…]
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